Ruiz addresses his knee and Lidge talks about a possible sweep

Posted by Mandy Housenick | October 09, 2010 at 07:49 PM

Here's some news from Saturday's workout at Great American Ball Park....

---Carlos Ruiz on his knee that was hit by a pitch in Friday's game: "When you get in the box, anything can happen. I'm fine though. It scared me a little bit because it was right on my knee, but everything has been OK."

---Brad Lidge on clinching Sunday: "We don’t want to have anybody linger around. We don’t want to change any momentum. We want to put our foot down when we can. Somebody can smell blood and when they do, they go for the kill and we’ve been doing that the last couple of years."

---Cole Hamels starting Game 3. It's the fourth time he'll take the mound with a chance to close out a team in a playoff series: "I truly just go out there to win it and do the best I possibly can. I think I've been fortunate enough to be in those situations where it's been a clinching game, and I've been able to do well. But at the same point, we have to score runs. We have to try to minimize the damage. And it's just ‑‑ to be able to pitch in the postseason, I think is a special moment in itself. And I just enjoy being able to go out and still be able to pitch right now."